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“I feel like he’s not looked at as a hero because his wounds weren’t immediate and they weren’t physical.”
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“I remember thinking that if I had a magic wand this is where I would use it.”
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StoryCorps 532: Lost Time
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“I could always hear Matt’s tractor coming down the road.”
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StoryCorps 531: Legacies of Love
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“Mother’s Day of ‘88 I did my very first race.”
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Remembering the Fallen

Honoring those who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces

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"He was talking about this feeling that he had that he was going to die."
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"He was talking about this feeling that he had that he was going to die."
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"I had my ticket punched by my nephew’s blood."
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"I had my ticket punched by my nephew’s blood."
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"They asked me to blow 'Taps' for all who died in the war."
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"They asked me to blow 'Taps' for all who died in the war."
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"I really just wanted to reach through the computer and hug you."
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"I really just wanted to reach through the computer and hug you."

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The Last Viewing
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1st Squad, 3rd Platoon

Graduations to Celebrate

Stories about finishing school, despite the odds

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"My basketball teammates were my first babysitters."
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"My basketball teammates were my first babysitters."

Wil Smith tells his daughter, Olivia, about what it was like to be a single dad while he was in college, and why he'll never forget his graduation day.
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"I heard the door rattle, and I see you coming in."

"I heard the door rattle, and I see you coming in."

A retired Green Beret found adjusting to civilian life difficult. He talks with the judge that helped him change his life during a night in jail.
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"He said, 'When the border patrol changes shifts, you're going to run.'"
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"He said, 'When the border patrol changes shifts, you're going to run.'"

Blanca Alvarez tells her daughter, Connie, about crossing the border from Mexico, and the jobs that she and her husband worked to provide for their family.
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"I told you that one day, you were going to go here to Stanford."
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"I told you that one day, you were going to go here to Stanford."

Frankie Preciado talks with his father, Francisco, a groundskeeper at Stanford University, about the time they shared together on campus.